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12-17-2012, 02:47 AM
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16 December 2012 / TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL,
Twenty-one tons of cannabis were seized in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Tuesday during operations by the police force, with investigators saying the drugs belonged to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its mother organization, the Kurdistan Communities' Union (KCK).
Investigators estimate the market value of the cannabis seized in Diyarbakır at TL 40 million.
During a press conference on Saturday, after the operation by anti-narcotics squads, Diyarbakır Governor Mustafa Toprak said the total weight of marijuana seized in the region this year is approximately 40 tons. “The most important financial resources of the violent separatist PKK/KCK organization have been hit.”
Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Col. Hüseyin Hilmi Atalay and Provincial Police Chief Recep Güven also attended the press conference. The governor said four villages in Lice, a district of Diyarbakır, were raided simultaneously during the operations that resulted in the seizure of the illegal drug. In addition to 21 tons of marijuana, 25 kilograms of explosives as well as clothing and ammunition that belong to PKK terrorists were seized during the operations.
The governor said cannabis is the main source of income for the terrorist organization. He also said the illegal drug, marketed in western cities, has poisoned the country's youth. He added that the recent seizure is one of many successful, effective “narc operations” against the PKK carried out recently.
He said the villages where the cannabis was found were Ortaç, Yalaza, Bağlan and Kayacık of the Lice district. He also said the villages have offered consistent logistical support to PKK/KCK terrorists. There are also large cannabis plantations in the four villages, he said.
The governor noted that the operation was the culmination of long-term planning and hard work, evaluating every modicum of intelligence information meticulously.
There were 34 locations in the four villages used for the production and storage of marijuana, he said, adding that searches of 11 houses inside the villages yielded no evidence indicating cannabis production or use inside homes.
He said the anti-narcotics squads needed several large trucks to transport the confiscated cannabis. The governor also gave details about the explosives and ammunition seized during the operation: Equipment used in drug production; nine depots that appear to have been used to shelter terrorists; 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, used in roadside bombs; 41 Kalashnikov assault rifle projectiles; a 7.65 mm gun; 40 gun shells; a hunter's rifle; a laptop; a scale; nine wire sieves and TL 1,830 were found in the same locations where the cannabis was being stored. Three suspects were also detained during the operations, the governor said.
Some of the marijuana seized was found buried underground, the governor said, adding that machines were used to dig the drug up from 500 meters beneath the surface. He said that 75 percent of the PKK's drug trade is done in Europe.
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16 December 2012 / TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL,
Twenty-one tons of cannabis were seized in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on Tuesday during operations by the police force, with investigators saying the drugs belonged to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its mother organization, the Kurdistan Communities' Union (KCK).
Investigators estimate the market value of the cannabis seized in Diyarbakır at TL 40 million.
During a press conference on Saturday, after the operation by anti-narcotics squads, Diyarbakır Governor Mustafa Toprak said the total weight of marijuana seized in the region this year is approximately 40 tons. “The most important financial resources of the violent separatist PKK/KCK organization have been hit.”
Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Col. Hüseyin Hilmi Atalay and Provincial Police Chief Recep Güven also attended the press conference. The governor said four villages in Lice, a district of Diyarbakır, were raided simultaneously during the operations that resulted in the seizure of the illegal drug. In addition to 21 tons of marijuana, 25 kilograms of explosives as well as clothing and ammunition that belong to PKK terrorists were seized during the operations.
The governor said cannabis is the main source of income for the terrorist organization. He also said the illegal drug, marketed in western cities, has poisoned the country's youth. He added that the recent seizure is one of many successful, effective “narc operations” against the PKK carried out recently.
He said the villages where the cannabis was found were Ortaç, Yalaza, Bağlan and Kayacık of the Lice district. He also said the villages have offered consistent logistical support to PKK/KCK terrorists. There are also large cannabis plantations in the four villages, he said.
The governor noted that the operation was the culmination of long-term planning and hard work, evaluating every modicum of intelligence information meticulously.
There were 34 locations in the four villages used for the production and storage of marijuana, he said, adding that searches of 11 houses inside the villages yielded no evidence indicating cannabis production or use inside homes.
He said the anti-narcotics squads needed several large trucks to transport the confiscated cannabis. The governor also gave details about the explosives and ammunition seized during the operation: Equipment used in drug production; nine depots that appear to have been used to shelter terrorists; 25 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, used in roadside bombs; 41 Kalashnikov assault rifle projectiles; a 7.65 mm gun; 40 gun shells; a hunter's rifle; a laptop; a scale; nine wire sieves and TL 1,830 were found in the same locations where the cannabis was being stored. Three suspects were also detained during the operations, the governor said.
Some of the marijuana seized was found buried underground, the governor said, adding that machines were used to dig the drug up from 500 meters beneath the surface. He said that 75 percent of the PKK's drug trade is done in Europe.
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